♪ good brgood eakimorning. breaking news. all time high. the nationwide average for gas reaching an unprecedented $5 a gallon. totally insane as americans have to spend an extra $450 every month on household items when will prices come back down? capital punishment slamming the january 6 hearing bashing his former attorney general and taking a swipe at

his daughter in public advisor, of on cup. democrats praising the committee as president biden raising. >> it's about our democracy itself and we have to protect our democracy. >> we are live at the capital for a look at what is next. deadly temperatures today with triple digits expected from the southwest to the southern plains. we have the full forecast. . just in bieber's health scare. >> as you can see i am not blinking. i can't smile on the side of my face. >> the diagnosed rare syndrome that has paralyzed half of his face. forced to cancel several upcoming concerts as he tries to get his health back on track. this morning, the pop stars prognosis. all of that, plus red-hot curry. golden state start steph curry with another performance for

the ages scoring 43 points to lead the warriors in the crucial victory in game four of the nba final. curry's heroics giving the warriors a real shot at another nba championship. today, saturday, june 11, 2022. . from nbc news this is today with peter alexander and christian walker. >> welcome to today. thank you for joining us and how about steph curry regaining a home-court advantage in doing it on a sprained foot. >> he had a strong showing in the first three games but he blew it out of the water. >> look at you knocking out your sportscenter highlights impressively we have several developments. pope francis postponing an upcoming trip to africa.

could he foul benedict's lead and resigned and we have the latest in a live report. thousands of people here in d.c. and all across the country will take part in march for our live rallies as a call for more information on the shootings. the eye-popping headline. gas is now $5 a gallon nationwide that is the latest price hike with the inflation soaring and stock market tumbling. it takes a hard look at how they spend their money and how they can make it last. blayne alexander is in alexandria with the latest. blaine, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning to you. these are the numbers have been watching tickup for days and this is a threshold so many people have been dreading. it's now the national average and experts say do not expect

relief anytime soon this morning the news drivers have been dreading the average price for a gallon of gas has hit $5 the most expensive in history. >> is totally insane and i was dreading coming to the gas station because i knew it would be $100 upfront. >> reporter: stock market down and inflation is up 8.6% year over year and hearing that is hitting the highest levels in four years. >> it is strangling people. >> reporter: the cost of food is up or than 10% which includes everyday grocery items like dairy, meat and fruit. energy of a whopping 50%. the price of housing and cars on the rise and items that tend to remain more stable the difference is striking. economists say compared to last year average american family is

paying $460 more per month for goods and services. >> how much of an impact does it have on the average family? >> it's a significant impact on how you make budgets stretch and how do you make plans. >> president biden is costing political capital. >> i understand americans are anxious and for good reason. >> the president calls fighting inflation is the top priority. >> today's inflation report confirms what we know. prudence price hike is hitting america hard. >> the federal reserve set to meet next week to discuss how much they will raise interest rates. some worry it's coming too late. >> this is the first time in decades we find the fled chasing inflation and that could make for some difficult

times ahead. >> reporter: new numbers out today on how the americans feel about the economy. consumer confidence has dropped some 40% from last year that is a big drop in the big impact on people spending habits and if you consider gas prices alone. the $5 threshold is 75% of americans say they will change their habits going forward. peter and kristin. >> blayne alexander. lane, thank you. >> now let's turn to the chief oil analyst, denton, good morning and thank you for joining us. a lot of speculation about what is driving these prices at the pump and discount of more than $1.86 a gallon in the past year alone. this case of supply and demand with demand skyhigh as we

climbed out of the pandemic? >> good morning and thank you for having me. it's more about supplies being low. there is a multitude of factors. we have refineries. we don't have as many refineries and we are down more than 1 billion gallons a day. you are the more of ukraine. we don't import crude oil but it's part of a global market. you are removing 8 to 10 gallons a day for the global market and you have to find replacements for that. those are two factors weighing on the market now. >> it bears repeating the national average overnight hit $5 a gallon for the first time in history. folks in california you see the bright red and in california their pain $6.43 a gallon and as we head into summer when will the prices come down? what do the next several months

look like. >> peter, i see nothing stopping it. i wish i had better news for you. the response has to come from the consumer. once we get the demand it will give supply back up and get back to what might be considered normal. >> really important information on it issue that is affecting every single person. thank you so much for your time, denton. . we learn about the new witness is expected to testify about former president trump's pressure campaign to overturn the election and he took a swipe of sorts at his daughter of anke and allie is at the capital with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: as the committee compares for its next public hearing on monday, both sides are looking into the significance as to what

happened here over 1.5 years ago. this morning the partisan divide reignited. >> we are convinced, based on what you heard last night, that donald trump is the reason january 6th occurred. >> this committee is trying to prosecute donald trump for crimes he did not commit. >> reporter: february 6 explosive prime time hearings. >> it was carnage. it was chaos. i can't even describe. >> watch live by nearly 20 million people thursday across every major tv network, except for fox news channel which kicked it to sister network foxbusiness instead. >> it's important to get the context and to really see what happened. >> we lost a life. we lost a life. >> reporter: witness testimony,

never seen video and words from president trump's own inner circle to lay out what it says was a conspiracy fueled by election fraud results. >> i made it clear i did not agree with the election was stolen and i told the president it was [ beep ]. >> i respect attorney general bar so i accepted what he was saying. >> the former president firing back attacking his former attorney general is a coward swimming his daughter had long since checked out on following the election results. president biden weighing in friday. >> a loud no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy. >> reporter: many we lived the attack inside the room is w defending. >> who would've thought that an

officer getting there walked would be a part of an issue. >> reporter: among those to testify former editor chris stirewalt who will talk about how trump falls claims were amplified. acting ag, jeffrey rosen, will shed light on trump's postelection pressure campaign on the justice campaign. kristin, peter. >> allie, thank you. . nbc news will have special coverage of monday's hearing starting at 10:00 a.m. right here on nbc. huge crowds expected in the nation's capital, as well as cities all across the country's people take part in the march for our lives rally and calling for new gun control. josh letterman was at the white house with the preview of all of this. josh, good morning. >> kristin, good morning. >> reporter: congress feels pressure to act on bonds and inevitably the window seems to

close. today's margins are intended to make sure the pressure does not fade. >> this morning thousands expected to march in the nation's capital and in cities across the country aiming to put the senate from talking about gun legislation into action as delegate negotiations among the democrats and republicans go into overtime. >> i believe we do have the will and we will find a way. >> the new push by gun laws and a buffalo grocery store. d.c. mayor murial bowser saying her city must be ready for anything. >> we are going to live our lives and we are going to live in fear. >> today's protests organized by march for our lives a group founded in 2018 after the parkland school shooting. >> they believe in the right not to be shot and believes in gun safety. if you believe we need action and not debate, march with us.

>> four years ago more than 1 million people marched and one of the largest in us history congress still did not act. this week house democrats to passing a sweeping gun-control action that faces impossible odds in the senate. >> the bill is passed. >> a small bipartisan group of senators is discussing a more modest package. >> we will be able to deliver good news because this country needs it. >> under discussion, federal grants to help states use red flag laws to keep dangerous people from having guns. enhanced contracts for those 21 and younger and more money for mental health and school security. the senators have long past their deadline and similar efforts have failed before high hopes that this time could be different. >> the senators but again virtually yesterday. >> reporter: they were close to announcing a framework

agreement. senators left town without a deal. talks are down to just one or two remaining issues. kristin? >> critical talks still underway. meanwhile, an interesting special election happening in alaska you are watching this weekend as well what can you tell us about it and why is it so unique? >> it is all being done by mail and the first open primary meaning they rank their favorite candidates in the top four go on to the general election. 4000 candidates are lining up. former vice presidential nominee and alaska governor, sarah palin and a man named santa claus, man who changed his name legally years ago. >> it will be interesting to see what his campaign looks like. >> he wins on name recognition.

ending one of the last remaining government mandates that contain the spread of covid and the cdc announced international travelers will no longer be required to test negative toward a flight to the us and that requirement ends tomorrow, sunday morning the world health organization recommending more investigations into the theory that a coronavirus leak in the lab from wuhan china dismissed as some is a security ciri and taking seriously by many experts. time now for a first check of your forecast. a hot one and rain here in d.c. on friday it was so hot on the campus of uc davis that the college had two ended abruptly as several people were sent to the hospital being treated for heat exhaustion, if you can believe that. that dangerous heat will grip much of the country all weekend long and we want to talk to our somara theodore. >> it's june after all and we

are seeing more record-breaking heat again this weekend 54 million people impacted and it looks like the entire state of texas is under a heat advisory and tells that you have heat watch and hopefully you watch it from inside. dozens of records could be broken and toured las vegas 109 degrees and it looks like they could tie their record in phoenix, el paso, 106, up toward grand junction in the triple digits. the brutal weekend will continue. triple digits and here sunday in areas like del rio and 1007 coming very close to that record we are looking at major heat and gradual cooling will begin. gradual being the main work here. by wednesday we see temperatures leave the 90s and head up to the upper 70s in denver. you look at areas like dallas and while we are 100 degrees on monday gradual cooling with temperatures on wednesday still

in the upper 90s we have the heat in place. we have the wind that alone could present issues for fire danger and low humidity in areas like the grand canyon to flagstaff into santa fe and into grand junction there. we have a fire weather watch in this region. as far as the rest of the country goes we are tracking the threat for severe weather. we could see severe storms across the flames and we see it shift to the east coast as we head into tomorrow. we are tracking the heat in the southwest. heavy rain in the northwest. florida has showers and storms in store. get ready for the rain on the east coast and let's see what's going on closer to home. sunny starts around san francisco. sunrise approaching a warm start with a lot of 60s to start off the morning. by lunchtime back into the 90s and inland around solano county another hot day. 90s in the valley. abayside tod

trending cooler tomorrow and plan on a boost in the humidity. we will talk about the showers in the forecast coming up today at 7:00 in the bag. that's a look at your forecast and back to you both. still to come. concerns for pope francis' house after he postponed a trip to africa following several other no-shows. the vatican expert talk about what this could mean for the pope's future. teenage scientist that made a discovery so big even nassau took note. first is messages. your doctor gives you a prescription.

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for that. >> hey there. a lot of big headlines including the fight over control and the oscar winner with the emotional message at the white house. ♪. >> reporter: matthew mcconaughey, a native of uvalde texas made an impassive and a replica of one of the young victims. >> green converse on her feet turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her at the shooting. how about that? >> reporter: a california man arrested outside of supreme court justices cavanaugh's

icidal thoughts. >> seeking to kill the justice and was armed while he was on the phone with police officers arrived and rescued him. john roski has been charged with attempted murder of a federal judge. 90 women including simone biles announced lawsuits over the fbi's agency handling over the sexual abuse investigation over larry nassar. >> the women say the affair was grossly derelict in their duties resulting in nasser abusing children. the allegations became public. >> the group is seeking more than $1 billion in damages and the fbi declared declined to comment and christopher raise 2021 congressional testimony where he said the fbi had a chance to stop him failed. >> reporter: the attorneys representing johnny depp

against ex-wife amber heard spoke exclusively with savanna. >> the weight of the world is off his shoulders and his got his life back. >> the six week trial was about clearing his name and asking if it was a setback for the me to movement. >> we are talking about the case that we tried. we encourage all those to come forward and have their day in court. some of the weeks while this moments and they turned to a nearby family for help. borrowing their boat to catch a man suspected of stealing a jetski to 12-foot long great white shark was spotted less than 4-mile from the jersey shore and the bear in new hampshire was loving it jumping up on the hood of a car to chow down on some mcdonald. finally.

bruce springsteen made a surprise appearance at the coldplay concert in new jersey and joined chris martin for dancing and the dark and working on a dream. >> keep in mind it was new jersey and is written into the law that every time he's here he plays. >> imagine two icons. >> he and the e street band going back on tour next year. >> still to come. a big health scare for justin bieber and what does it mean for his future as a performer. is this a new royal job? why is prince william selling newspapers in the streets of london. >> the answer coming up in pop smart. but first, is messages.

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i'll be watching you. the internet doesn't have to be duckduckgo is a free all in one privacy app with a built in search engine, web browser, one click data clearing and more stop companies like google from watching you, by downloading the app today. duckduckgo: privacy, simplified. good morning. thank you for joining us on the saturday, june 11. i am kira klapper. a south bay community gather to mourn the loss of a young man shot and killed while working at a grocery store. men while granny was shot and killed during his overnight shift sunday at the safeway in san jose is willow glen. the store closed early yesterday so his coworkers could attend a memorial outside the store. in addition to family and coworkers in attendance, or his old teachers. earlier this week the family told us they are planning to

organize a peaceful march against gun violence. no word yet on any arrests in the case. palo alto police training to the community to help solve a cold case. 21 years ago maria show what celebrating her 21st birthday when she was shot and killed outside the q cafe in palo alto. investigators say dozens witnessed the shooting but no one has come forward. there is a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. let's turn to the microclimate forecast and meteorologist rob mayeda. >> san francisco 64 degrees and no sign yet of the ocean air conditioning. fog or low clouds the strong onshore winds. during the afternoon another day of 70s and 80s bayside that will get the cooling as the sea breeze turns on right after 3:00 p.m. we look at the inland

temperatures 90s inland. solano county and tri- valley denver area south of san jose. tomorrow we begin to see some changes. highs in the 70s and 80s. more clouds and more humidity. dog coming back for sunday. a chance across the northbay for your sunday plan and you might see a few isolated showers and widespread humidity. a late-season atmospheric river coming through tomorrow that will trigger the increasing cloud cover and onshore winds and cooling to wrap up the weekend. look at that 7-day forecast. tomorrow more clouds. a few showers possible in the northbay and we warm up and a closer look at how much we can expect with those showers and the forecast coming up at 7:00. >> all right, rob. thanks so much. coming up on today in the bay. more information on monkeypox and the other symptoms you should be looking out for as new cases pop up.

we have that plus all your other top stories. we hope to see you at 7:00 and right now we send you back to the today show.

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fryer's pocket squares. this place is a team effort. it is always a lot of fun minus the 4:00 a.m. alarm clock on a saturday. past that, it is a blast to spend the weekends together. check out the making of today on the streaming channel. my alarm. >> the prom picture is not by design. we begin this half hour with the check of the headlines beginning with president trump's former rudy giuliani facing efforts over his false election claims. the attorney's office filed charges on friday. the office said he made baseless claims in the court saying the election was stolen. the lawyer for the former mayor has no comment. a michigan police officer who killed an unarmed black man during a traffic stop appeared

in court on friday. he is charged with one count of second-degree murder for shooting patrick vioala. the officer pulled over the 26-year-old for an unregistered license plate. he pleaded not guilty to the charges. if found guilty, he could face life in prison. the nba finals are tied at 2-2 this morning thanks to the amazing 43 point performance last night by curry. ste three-pointer. bang. steph curry drills thehat again. two-time league mvp curry nailing the three putting the warriors ahead of the celtics. he was so hot that after the game, his teammates said they

were trying to get out of the way. >> he did it all on a bad foot. new concerns over pope francis future after the 85-year-old pontiff postponed the upcoming trip to africa for a knee injury. it is not the first time he has been forced to might events. nbc's matt bradley is following the story for us. matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. so despite the trip postponements, the pope is maintaining his regular vatican schedule. meeting with foreign dignitaries and guests as recently as yesterday. this morning, a papal postponement has the vatican rumor mill spinning. after the pope francis' spokesperson said the delay of the trip to africa next month for a strained ligament in his knee. the leg is not good. it doesn't work.

the doctors told me not to walk. i would like to go and greet the faithful, but i have to obey the doctor. he recently went through surgery and been seen in a wheelchair since may. the bum knee is not the only problem. the pontiff had intestinal surgery and suffered from sciatica. he joked he needed tequila to deal with the pain. the vatican has been cagey about his flictions which led some to speculate. >> i think they are not being completely clear about the full situation. and i think it is also not good practice. >> reporter: pope francis' predecessor pope benedict was the first to resign in over 100 years.

politically, the time is right. he stocked the conclave with new supporters. >> if the pontiff resigned, is that setting a tradition of resigning instead of dying in office? >> given longevity and the question of the papacy can be a lifetime, life long job, would have to be considered. it is not really been thrashed out, i don't think, in any serious way. >> reporter: a fresh approach to a position that is synonymous with tradition. so far, the vatican hasn't said if the pope is traveling to canada next month or kazakhstan in september. guys? >> matt bradley, thank you very much. all right. let's get another check of the forecast with somara. >> storms. a lot going on. i know everyone has festivities planned and things are warming up. we are closer to summer.

we are tracking the threat for severe weather. here we are at 8:00 p.m. on saturday in the great lakes. we have a chance for showers and thunderstorms. this will then shift through the ohio valley and delmarva peninsula and then the trite tre area. here is a like at the severe weather threat. mainly in the plains. kansas city. we could see severe storms with a slight risk there. lightly elevated there out toward omaha as well. then the severe weather risk really start to stretch from the plains out to the east coast on sunday. still seeing the stronger storms

it will be a hot day around the bay area. we start off with most of the bay area in the mid-60s this morning, approaching sunrise. 66 in san jose, 71 concord, we are waiting for the sea breeze to pick up of the afternoon. by 4:00, it will start to kick in. still, 70s and 80s from sarasota to oakland, near 90 degrees near downtown san jose, mid-90s inland today and also increasing humidity with the chance for showers on sunday. your neighborhood. kristen, peter. >> somara, thank you very much. just ahead, how the residents of mayfield, kentucky are putting their lives and town back together six months after the awful tornado tore it all apart. awful tornado tore it all apart. ♪♪ the chewy box is coming today. calm down lenny. we just ordered it yesterday. nah i'm totally chill i just... wait... is it here? relax, our treats from chewy always arrive super fast. i feel so much energy surging through me, i don't know what to do with my feet, i'm so excited. (gasp) oven baked apple biscuits! remember our training, control yourself...

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that's when i screamed. god, please, no. >> reporter: that night, kiana was live streaming. trapped for two hours in the candle factory. she spoke with peter and kristen then. >> the most terrifying thing i've ever experienced in my life. >> it has been six months. how are you doing? >> i'm doing well. >> reporter: we met her at the factory site. now a cleared slab. the factory reopened in another building. >> you feel lucky? >> i'm blessed. i'm blessed that i'm able to stand here on my own. i'm breathing on my own. >> reporter: nine people died around her. it changed her perspective. >> that experience let me know how short life is. i don't want to live a life with any regret. >> it looks different. everything's clear where there were piles. >> it was like you were driving through canyons of rubble. you have to clear it off before rebuild. >> reporter: the mayor is

telling people to be patient. it will take time, she says, to create a new downtown. >> you want businesses to come back? >> yes. >> she is not sure how many business owners are willing to rebuild. one of the view that has? the barn barbecue. family owned for 75 years. >> my mother and grandmother sat for years. >> reporter: with no insurance, she had to take out a second mortgage for the building. she has been checking in on the regulars. >> why was it so important to reopen? >> i feel the community needs us as much as we need them. these people are my family. all my family that worked here is now gone. i have no family left. >> it's okay. so your customers become? >> my family. >> reporter: a town where many lived their whole lives working together to pick up the pieces.

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>> mussels. >> for years, rome and jared and jack and other chicago explorers wondered if they could find something extra terrestrial. rewind to february of 2017. the meteor flashed across the skies with nasa believing it smashed down in lake michigan. >> you had actual scientists emailing back and forth. you could just pick up are their curiosity. >> at the adler planetarium, chris decided it was time to go on a hunt. >> they could be professionals and take themselves seriously. >> capable of designing a lake sled. >> it sticks in the collection device. >> they tested the sled in chicago and took it out there.

way out there. in 2018, they went up to wisconsin, about ten miles offshore in michigan to the nasa target area. >> what was it like when you got on the research vessel and dropped it to the bottom of the lake? >> a weird experience at first. we didn't know what we were doing. each milestone, we got more excited. >> they searched through sludge and promising bits to nasa and the field museum in chicago. then the news. >> minerals were correct. texture was correct. >> that's right. the project found real life space rocks. >> oh, my god. >> i got chills. >> over something smaller than a grain of sand. >> a handful of those out there? >> yeah. >> that's pretty good. >> it is not clear if these

space rocks came from that meteor. it could still teach about the origins and nasa believes they made history. >> this is the first time you had a bunch of students who just said wow i want to try that and go after probably the most difficult meteorite fall to find. this is a stupendous effort. >> if you search lake michigan, you will find when you reach for the stars, they might reach back to you. jesse kirsch, nbc news, chicago. >> that is amazing. science class extra credit. joe, we went to school along lake michigan. it is not small. to find something that big that is massive. >> if it was in a pool, i would have trouble finding it. >> a plus all around. way to go. i love the team work as well. still to come, the adorable 5-year-old who captured and

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good morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, june 11. i am kira klapper. happening today, people across the country are expected to turn out for the march for our lives, a movement against gun violence. this year's march comes just weeks after the mass shootings in uvalde, texas, buffalo, new york and philadelphia. along with so many more sense than. there will be marches across the bay area, including in san francisco, san jose, redwood city, venetia and pacifica. you can find one near you online. there are five reported probable cases of monkeypox here in the bay area. one alameda county and four in san francisco. health leaders are waiting for confirmation on the three latest cases from the cdc. only one of the patients recently traveled with in the u.s. but all of the patients are isolating and doing okay. health leaders continue to urge people to be cautious, but say the risk of contracting the

virus is relatively low. meteorologist rob mayeda has a quick look at the weekend microclimate forecast. >> the morning is starting off fairly warm outside, low temperatures, if you want to call them that, in the 60s. we have a warm start. everything about the first half of today's forecast will look a lot like yesterday with the 60s and 70s in the hilltops to start the day. as early as lunchtime by fairfield, probably even close to morgan hill, we will be in the 90s as early as noon today. bayside temperatures, 70s and 80s, we will see a developing sea breeze with increasing onshore wind, eventually some low clouds returning to the coast. look at santa cruz, still in the mid-80s this afternoon. san jose and the santa clara valley should trend warmer but the excessive heat warning continues for another day, upper 90s in reach in sonoma

county. we have late-season atmosphere that could bring a chance of a few showers, look at that on sunday. we will see cooling as highs drop into the 70s and 80s but the humidity goes up to wrap up the weekend on sunday. monday and tuesday we begin to see clearing and temperatures rebounding again as we head into tuesday and wednesday. the heat will move out tomorrow but the humidity moves back in on sunday. kira? >> i never like the humidity. coming up this morning at 7:00 on today in the bay, a critical win at the warriors in boston . >> they said we couldn't do it. everyone thought it was over. guess what? we are still here. >> the crowd inside and outside chase center wordy to welcome their team back home for game five. we have highlights for the win and all your top stories coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then.

good morning. breaking news. record pain. overnight the nationwide average for gas reaching an unprecedented $5 a gallon. >> it is totally insane. >> as inflation hits its highest rate in decades with americans forced to spend an extra $450 plus on regular house items every month. excessive heat. people dealing with dangerous

temperatures today with triple digits expected from the southwest to the southern plains. we'll have the full forecast. and justin bieber's health scare. >> obviously my body is telling me i have to slow down. >> the singer taking to social media sharing he has been diagnosed with a rare syndrome that paralyzed half his face. >> this eye is not blinking. i can't smile on this side of my face. >> bieber forced to cancel several upcoming concerts while he undergoes treatment to get healthy. today, saturday, june 11th, 2022. >> we're the butlers from austin, texas. half of the kids are away at camp and we are in costa rica celebrating her birthday with the "today" show. >> we're robin and terry from louisville, kentucky. home of the cardinals and bourbon and muhammad ali.

>> we are celebraing ten years together and six years married. >> i'm nicole from miami. >> i'm taylor from chicago. we're the weekend "today" interns. >> way to go. good morning. welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. very big hello to asia and nicole and then taylor. our weekend today interns. >> this is my favorite part of the job. the zoom call we do with the interns. you get to catch up and help them have the best time. >> it is one of the best gigs. >> following your lead. the breaking news from overnight. the price of gas is now $5 a gallon nationwide. >> that is the highest national average ever and it comes amid rising inflation and worsening stock market. many people forced to make hard choices on what they spend their money on. nbc's blayne alexander is in

atlanta with more on this. blayne, good morning to you. >> reporter: kristen and peter, good morning to you both. certainly this was the threshold that so many drivers hoped we would avoid. it is more striking when you consider a year ago the national average of gas was $3 a gallon. now ticked up to the highest number ever recorded and still climbing. this morning, the news drivers nationwide have been dreading. the average price for a gallon of gas has now hit $5 according to aaa. the most expensive in history. >> totally insane. >> i was dreading coming to the gas station. i know it would be $100 on the pump. >> reporter: stock markets down on the news that inflation is up. levels in 40 years. >> i think it is really strangling to people. >> reporter: and americans are feeling the squeeze at every turn. the cost of food is up more than 10%.

that includes every day grocery items like dairy, meat and fruit. energy? up a whopping 50%. the price of housing and cars also on the rise. items that typically tend to remain more stable. the difference is striking. economists say compared to last year, the average american family is paying $460 more per month for goods and services. >> how much of an impact does this have on the average family? >> oh, i think it is a very significant impact. a question of how you make budgets stretch and after a point it gets to be how do you make plans. >> reporter: and for president biden, it is costing political capital. >> i understand americans are anxious. they are anxious for good reason. >> reporter: speaking in los angeles, the president talking the inflation a top priority. >> today's inflation report confirmed what americans already know. the putin price hike is hitting america hard. >> reporter: all places pressure

on the federal reserve set to meet next week set to discuss how much they will raise interest rates. some worry the fix is coming too late. >> this is the first time in decades we find the fed chasing inflation as opposed to putting it out preemptively. that could make for difficult times ahead. >> reporter: guys, one other important number to consider is consumer confidence. one study shows that is dropping quickly. down 40% from last year. that is the number that tells us how americans feel about the economy overall and the number that reflects spending habits and how americans are changing habits with inflation. back to you. >> blayne alexander, thank you. we want to turn to the war in ukraine with the battle in the eastern part of the country raging on. nbc's ellison barber is in irpin, ukraine. ellison, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.

i'm standing in front of a concert venue. a place to hear music once a week. it is now a piece of evidence. just one example of the 11,600 war crimes rusian forces have been accused of in the last three months. local officials tell us russian forces targeted the building with missiles, heavy artillery. you see evidence of bullet holes just everywhere you look. it is difficult to get an accurate estimate of the death toll in the war. we know it is in the tens of thousands. as fighting intensifies in the donbas region, ukrainian officials are warning that the frontline is now out gunned. the top representative for zelenskyy said they need 300 rocket launch systems to match what russia has. this war is ongoing. people here worry at times the west is for getting about it.

this is one of the many reminders it still is happening and that every day ukrainians are dealing with this. kristen, peter. >> ellison barber on the ground in ukraine. so many other headlines that draw our attention. it is hard to forget what takes place there. we appreciate the reporting. indeed. back in this country. the family of the nevada police officer mourning his death after an accidents on friday. the police officer was killed after a steel beam fell on his car driving. the truck ahead of the car struck the beam which is connected to the bridge which is under construction. the officer served 21 years with the department. really tragic news. good time for a morning boost. joe fryer is joining us. you are a tall drink of water. >> i got sick of sitting.

i'll stand. it's good. it's good. it keeps the blood circulating. it is not unusual for a hopeful beyonce to take a surprise for the video. here is what happens when you give the camera to your 5-year-old son. >> action. yeah. cut. oh! it's so sweet. boom. boom. >> this little guy created a fully directed home movie. it appears his mom said yes. after the hug went on a little too long for the director's taste, he said that's weird. i love that. cut. mom, you say yes now. all right. we're good. >> sweet little boy. >> now hugging mom and dad. >> we got you. that's the big headline.

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illness. >> it is causing paralysis in his face and he had to cancel concerts. what is it and how is it treated? we have maggie vespa with more. >> reporter: this comes months after bieber battled covid and his wife hospitalized following her covid scare. now bieber is pulling back the curtain on the latest health concern. >> obviously my body is telling me i have to slow down. >> reporter: asking fans to keep him in their prayers. justin bieber unveiled a stunning diagnosis. >> obviously, as you can see from my face, i have ramsay hunt syndrome. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. i can't smile on this side of my face. >> reporter: the 28-year-old takingay after postponing three shows on

his 2022 justice world tour. >> what is ramsay hunt syndrome? >> it is really simply put shingles in the facial nerve. >> reporter: the syndrome is treatable if caught early. it is more common in people over 50. not young, active pop stars. still dr. patel points out a link citing a study in shingles in older adults with covid. >> it is not clear if bieber had covid in february of this year and if this is related. it is a pattern and something we have seen in large numbers. nobody thinks about shingles in younger people. >> reporter: bieber's announcement comes after the singer was diagnosed with covid in february. in march, his wife was hospitalized with a blood clot in her brain. doctors cited a heart condition

and covid as factors. >> it was a perfect storm that led to a small blood clot. >> reporter: now the couple's health in the headlines with fans hoping for a full recovery. >> it will be okay. i have hope. >> reporter: bieber said he is doing facial exercises and getting treatment for the syndrome. his team has not returned a request for comment. covid is something researchers are still examining. back to you, peter and kristen. >> we all hope he makes a full recovery. it is hard to see someone so young experience something like that. >> he is brave to share his story and given the audience and following he has. he has the potential to make a difference for that syndrome or anything else to know they are not alone. >> for sure. let's check in with somara theodore with the eye on the skies. >> dangerous heat in the southeast.

this is today's high temperatures this afternoon in vegas. 109 degrees. phoenix atev up to denver. 16 above average for this time of year. the weekend sizzle will continue into sunday. it shifts a little farther east in omaha at 91. dallas at 103 degrees. you thought you were safe on the east coast, i got news for you, teams in the 90s in charlotte. in richmond, 90s. the heat sticks around for monday, tuesday and wednesday. if you have plans at the top of the week, kids with games out doors, make sure they are staying hydrated and have a cool place to cool down. as we head through the remainder

right now, a pretty view looking at the golden gate bridge, which tells you a lot about the weather. we start off this weekend with no fault, not much of a sea breeze and, actually, pretty mild outside this morning. 60s in san francisco, 70s and yesterday, but still good enough for an excessive heat warning near solano county. we trench cooler tomorrow wty and a slight chance of showers on sunday. warmer again approaching midweek. >> joe's back? >> theeas that.

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this saturday, june 11. i am kira klapper. a community gather to mourn the loss of a young man shot and killed while working at a grocery store. manuel "manny" huizar cornejo was shot and killed during his overnight shift sunday at the safeway in san jose. the store closed early yesterday so that his coworkers could attend a memorial for him outside the store. in addition to family and coworkers were his old teachers. earlier this week, the family told us they are planning to organize a peaceful march against gun violence. no word yet on any arrests in the case. palo alto police are turning to the community to help solve a cold case. 21 years ago this woman was celebrating her 21st birthday when she was shot and killed outside a nightclub in palo alto. investigators say dozens of people witnessed the shooting, but no one has ever come forward. there is a $100,000 reward for

information leading to an elector rest. meteorologist rob mayeda has a quick look at the saturday microclimate forecast. >> your saturday morning is starting off without a jacket around the bay area. it is a running start to morning temperatures in the mid 60s right now in san jose. the two weekend days today will be the hotter days, numbers in the mid to upper 90s in solano county. downtown san jose, just after lunchtime, may briefly be close to 90 degrees. we will see 90s south in sainte- martine. bayside 70s and 80s today. tomorrow everybody really does start to cool down as we look at 70s to low 80s in line, increasing clouds, increasing humidity and maybe even a chance of a few showers right there in your sunday forecast. better odds towards the north bay. as the system moves out, the

humidity goes down we have to watch potentially for north wind on tuesday. one more hot day tomorrow and then muggy conditions around the bay area and a few sprinkles before we see dry and breezy conditions and temperatures trending warmer ekrain chances coming up at 7:0 we will see you at 7:00. also coming up at 7:00 on today in the bay, more information on monkeypox from the cdc. it is not just a widespread rash, the other symptoms you should be looking out for is new cases pop up. we have that, plus all your other top stories and rob's first forecast coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then. right now, back to nightly news with lester holt kids edition. coming up, storm

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